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Samurai Armour, Edo Period
Price: $12500 AUD
Provenance:
This set comes from an old and respected family from Kyoto, who have resided close to Nijo Castle for the last 11 generations. (Genroku 13, which is exactly 1700)
At the beginning of the Meiji era, (1868-1912) within the first 12 months, it is tradition for the families, to take stock and make a list of personal assets, that are kept in the traditional Kura.
This set of armour was already listed at the beginning of the Meiji period, proving that it was a family heirloom in Edo times. We have been told that this is the first time that this armour has been placed on the market.
The lacquered iron armour is in remarkable condition, with the Kabuto and hanbo almost perfect, however the original material, has insect damage, and the lower iron plates on the left hand side of the kusazuri (protective skirt) needs to be re-laced, which can quite easily be done in Japan.
It comes with it’s original storage box, with large gold mons (family crests) on two sides.
Mornington Island love dolls
Price: $1200 AUD
Artist Sydney Thenby Wilson, (important Mornington Island elder who assisted Amanda Ahern in the research of her book, “Paint Up”) Artist’s Comments, “used as a love charm, these dolls must never be separated, they are made together, and are sung with a powerful love attraction song, the statues are painted with traditional Rainbow Serpent paint-up,
Tau Tau head
Price: $8000 AUD
Genuine tau tau head, tau tau are very rare, most that are for sale in top galleries and on the internet, are poor copies, many reproductions were commissioned by a major Indonesian airline, to attract tourists to the area, as the old ones had long disappeared, jackfruit wood, Sadang area, early 20th.c & ht. of head 34cms AU$8000
Miroku Bosatsu
Price:$1800 AUD
bronze, very nice casting, Meiji period, ht. 390mm AU$1800
Fijian kava bowl
Price: $975 AUD
polished patina, early-mid 20th.c. diameter 555mm AU$975
Judgement box (patong pengadilan) Tanjung Isui, Kalimantan
Price: $4750 AUD
Extremely rare judgement box (patong pengadilan) Tanjung Isui, Kalimantan. First time that I have seen one completely intact, 19th.c. ht. of overall display 600mm. AU$4750
Dorothy Bennett book on aboriginal art
Price: $1500 AUD
Dorothy Bennett book on aboriginal art, one of the rarest reference books, only 600 copies produced in 1964 by Kodansha press, each one individually numbered, a small number were discovered in a bookseller’s warehouse in Japan, some are still wrapped in their original brown paper. The large hard cover book comes in a slipcase, fitted into a cardboard box, all are in excellent condition. Text is in Japanese, (never printed in english) but it has plenty of black & white, & colour photographs. It is an extremely important reference book for collectors, and almost an antique in itself! 230 pages, AU$1500
Port Keats bark painting of a corroborry
Price: $1500 AUD
Port Keats bark painting of a corroborry, (dancing ceremony) natural ochres on bark, artist unknown, dimensions 870×305mm AU$1500
Stone Carving of Kobo Daishi
Price: $14,000 AUD
Large stone carving of Kobo Daishi (founder of the shingon sect, an esoteric form of buddhism) & the buddha, first time that I have seen the two together, the artist is showing the importance of Kobo Daishi, by placing him as an equal to the buddha, Edo period, about 200yrs old. Kyoto, Japan, dimensions 770×560x220mm AU$14,000
Rare crossbow
Price: $950 AUD
Rare crossbow, hill tribes, N. Thailand, complete with quiver, bolts, stirrup, & trigger mechanism. wood, bamboo, leather & rattan. about 30yrs old, but absolutely genuine, and is not a tourist item. dimensions 690×610mm AU$950
Queensland boomerang
Price: $450 AUD
Queensland boomerang, hardwood, polished patina, length 550mm early 20th.c. (traces of ochres on the surface) AU$450
Early Port Keats bark painting
Price: $950 AUD
Early Port Keats bark painting showing a dancing ceremony (corroborry) natural ochres on bark, artist unknown, dimensions 870×450mm AU$950
Port Keats bark painting of fish
Price: $1500 AUD
Port Keats bark painting of fish & sea snakes, approx. dimensions 700 X 345 mm, natural ochres on bark, AU$1500
Wooden Korean folk mask
Price: $450 AUD
Wooden Korean folk mask, early 20th.c. dimensions 190×160mm AU$450
Hand painted Mughal shield
Price: $1600 AUD
Hand painted Mughal shield, lacquered animal hide with iron bosses, 19th.c. or earlier. Reverse showing forged iron rings, for attaching the 2 padded hand grips, diameter 455mm AU$1600
Very old Port Keats painting
Price: $950 AUD
Very old Port Keats painting depicting spears, natural ochres on bark, artist unknown, dimensions 685×230mm AU$950
Tiwi bark painting
Price: $1200 AUD
Tiwi bark painting, natural ochres on bark, artist Ruth Kerinauia, dimensions 935×400mm AU$1200
Very rare ship of the dead
Price: $7500 AUD
Very rare ship of the dead, or soul boat, used to carry the deceased’s soul to the afterlife, Benuaq dayak, Kalimantan, the crew consists of various birds, monkey, and human figures, a snake lies on the deck inside. The soul boat was hung in the longhouse, hence it’s remarkable condition, but it does suffer some insect and rodent damage looking in the interior looking towards the stern, note the snake at the base of mast. early 20th.c Length 1300mm AU$7500 (comes with it’s own metal display stand)
11 Tribal photos
Price: $200 AUD
11 Tribal photos, with original folder (damaged) used as early postcards in Japan, but blank on the reverse, early 20th.c dimensions 110×78mm AU$200
Early Port Keats bark painting showing sea life
Price: $1200 AUD
Early Port Keats bark painting showing sea life, natural ochres on bark, artist unknown, dimensions 745×270mm AU$1200
Hardwood pig killing club
Price: $2600 AUD
Hardwood pig killing club from Vanuatu, this club has been used twice in ceremony. Photo of actual pig killing club, (the photo has been cropped for privacy reasons) AU$2600
Western Arnhemland bark painting
Price: $1800 AUD
Western Arnhemland bark painting by Neville Marrday, natural ochres on bark,1165×450mm, AU$1800
Flores ancestral figure
Price: $950 AUD
Flores ancestral figure in the hunkered position, village of Reo, hardwood, early 20th.c. ht. 400mm AU$950
Japanese zushi, (shrine)
Price: $550 AUD
Japanese zushi, wood, and gilt lacquer, showing Kobo Daishi, (founder of the Shingon sect, an esoteric form of buddhism) dimensions 115×90x65 Meiji period, AU$550 Japanese zushi, (shrine) front view showing gilt bronze fittings
House guardian figure
Price: $4750 AUD
House guardian figure, hardwood, Ot-Danum people, Kalimantan 19th.c. or earlier, ht. of statue 830mm AU$4750
Tibetan five leaf crown
Price: $700 AUD
Tibetan five leaf crown, early 20th. c. approx. width 500mm AU$700
Lega ivory statue
Price: $1500 AUD
Lega ivory statue, (from a Japanese collection) nice patina, ht. 175mm, AU$1500
Bronze Maitraya, sino-Tibetan
Price: $950 AUD
Bronze Maitraya, sino-Tibetan, 19th.c. (sealed bottom). Underneath of statue, the bottom was opened slightly for inspection and is packed with original prayers ht.135mm, AU$950
Large silver plated marangga
Price: $375 AUD
Large silver plated marangga from Sumba, mid 20th.c width 305mm AU$375
Woomera
Price: $700 AUD
Woomera, W. Ausrtalia, (spearthrower) complete with original peg and spinifex grass resin handle, mid 20th.c. or earlier, traces of red ochre on resin, Woomera (spearthrower) showing original peg bound with kangaroo sinew length 825mm AU$700
Large northern Thailand wooden buddha
Price: $950 AUD
Large northern Thailand wooden buddha, (Thai-Lao) seated in bumisparsa mudra, early 20th.c. dimensions 520×200x120 mm AU$950
Early Port Keats bark painting of a python with eggs
Price: $1700 AUD
Early Port Keats bark painting of a python with eggs, natural ochres on bark, artist unknown, dimensions 840×450mm AU$1700
